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Thottathellam Pennagattum

From Veedu Manaivi Makkal · 1988

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Veedu Manaivi Makkal
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
27 Jan 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Thottathellaam pennaagattum
En thottamellaam ponnaagattum
Devathaigal kondaadattum
Ilanth thendral angae paai podattum…
Siththam pokku sivan pokku
Endra vaakku enthan vaakku
Thottathellaam pennaagattum
En thottamellaam ponnaagattum
Devathaigal kondaadattum
Ilanth thendral angae paai podattum haan…
Siththam pokku sivan pokku
Endra vaakku enthan vaakku
Thottathellaam pennaagattum
En thottamellaam ponnaagattum aahaan…
Vaanum mannum kaattrum
Ennai vaazha sonnathu
Ullaasa vaazhththu sonnathu
Ilamai innum konjam endru
Echchariththu en perai uchchriththathu
Sorkkaththin saavi enthan kaiyil undu
Kaanaatha inbam kaana vendum indru
Ini varuvathu valarpirai
Iravukku enna varaimurai
Ini varuvathu valarpirai
Male :Haan
Chorus :Iravukku enna varaimurai
Ippothu en kattil
Inba thenmazhai
Naan thottathellaam pennaagattum
En thottamellaam ponnaagattum
Devathaigal kondaadattum
Ilanth thendral angae paai podattum everybody…..
Siththam pokku sivan pokku
Endra vaakku enthan vaakku
Thottathellaam pennaagattum
En thottamellaam ponnaagattum…..
……………………
Kakkaiyodu kuyilangal otti vaazhumaa
En pola vetti vaahumaa
Thanga enna piththalaikku kappam kattumaa
Idhenna ungal sattamma
Naan thedum penno aakki poda alla
En paadal kettu aada vendum mella
Pazhangathai adhu mudiyattum
Pudhu yugam ini vidiyattum
Pazhangathai adhu mudiyattum
Male :Haan
Chorus :Pudhu yugam ini vidiyattum
Haei eppothu maaraatha vaazhkkai yaedhadaa
Naan thottathellaam pennaagattum
Aagattum
En thottamellaam ponnaagattum
Aagattum
Devathaigal kondaadattum hahaan
Ilanth thendral angae paai podattum….
Siththam pokku sivan pokku
Endra vaakku enthan vaakku
Male :Ho ho ho
...
Let everything I touch turn into a woman
Let my entire garden turn to gold
Let angels celebrate
Let the gentle breeze spread a bed there...
Living free wherever the mind wanders
That saying is my only rule
Let everything I touch turn into a woman
Let my entire garden turn to gold
Let angels celebrate
Let the gentle breeze spread a bed there, haan...
Living free wherever the mind wanders
That saying is my only rule
Let everything I touch turn into a woman
Let my entire garden turn to gold, ahaan...
The sky, the earth, and the wind
Told me to live life to the fullest
And gave me their happy blessings
Reminding me that youth lasts only a little while
They warned me and called out my name
The key to heaven is in my hand
Today, I must taste pleasures never known before
From now on, the moon only keeps waxing
What boundaries can there be for the night?
From now on, the moon only keeps waxing
Male: Haan!
Chorus: What boundaries can there be for the night?
Now upon my bed
A sweet rain of pure delight falls
Let everything I touch turn into a woman
Let my entire garden turn to gold
Let angels celebrate
Let the gentle breeze spread a bed there, everybody...
Living free wherever the mind wanders
That saying is my only rule
Let everything I touch turn into a woman
Let my entire garden turn to gold...
...
Can sweet cuckoos ever live together with crows?
Can anyone live carefree like me?
Will precious gold ever bow down to brass?
What kind of custom is this of yours?
The woman I seek is not meant just to cook and serve
She should sway gently listening to my song
Let the old ways come to an end
Let a brand-new era dawn from now on
Let the old ways come to an end
Male: Haan!
Chorus: Let a brand-new era dawn from now on
Hey, what kind of life stays the same forever?
Let everything I touch turn into a woman
Let it be so!
Let my entire garden turn to gold
Let it be so!
Let angels celebrate, hahaan!
Let the gentle breeze spread a bed there...
Living free wherever the mind wanders
That saying is my only rule
Male: Ho ho ho
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song portrays a carefree, modern, and hedonistic lifestyle driven by a desire for pleasure, self-expression, and freedom from traditional bounds. The protagonist declares his philosophy as 'Siththam pokku Sivan pokku'—living strictly by his own heart's dictates—and imagines a world filled with gold, joy, and beauty. He rejects conservative gender roles, asserting that a woman should be a partner in art and joy rather than confined to domestic chores.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Thottathellaam pennaagattum / En thottamellaam ponnaagattum

Repetition of initial consonant sounds across adjacent lines for rhythmic flow (e.g., 'Thottathellaam' and 'Thottamellaam').

Rhetorical Question

Kakkaiyodu kuyilangal otti vaazhumaa

Using questions to challenge societal norms and assert superiority (crows vs. cuckoos, gold vs. brass).

Metaphor

Inba thenmazhai

Comparing blissful pleasure to a sweet rain of honey falling on a bed.

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Trivia

'Veedu Manaivi Makkal' (1988) is a Tamil family drama film directed by T. P. Gajendran, featuring music composed by the veteran duo Shankar-Ganesh with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu.

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